Chapter 69 This is unprecedented
"Xu You, you didn't stay at home for a few more days. Why are you back so soon?"
Wang Xiangwu was in a good mood when he saw Xu You.
This child is not only talented, but also very hardworking.
If Xu You had not yet officially enrolled in school, Wang Xiangwu really wanted to recruit Xu You directly into the group.
"Well, my parents are at work, and I'd be alone at home anyway, so I decided to go back to school early to study."
After the two chatted casually for a while, Xu You started to get to the point.
"Teacher, if I say I want to study a new topic on my own... would you think it's a bit unrealistic?"
Wang Xiangwu was stunned and did not answer Xu You immediately.
Indeed, let alone Xu You, a high school student.
Even if an undergraduate student said he wanted to do his own research, Wang Xiangwu would definitely think it was a fantasy.
But Wang Xiangwu really couldn't look at Xu You with a normal eye.
"Tell me what you think first."
In any case, Wang Xiangwu still has to know Xu You’s specific research direction before making a decision .
"Teacher, I have some ideas about quantum gates and I want to study them in depth."
"Quantum gate?" Wang Xiangwu asked in surprise.
The so-called quantum gate, or quantum logic gate, refers to a basic quantum circuit that can operate a small number of quantum bits.
To put it in more simple terms.
The relationship between quantum gates and quantum circuits is similar to the relationship between traditional logic gates (AND gates, OR gates, NOT gates, etc.) and general digital circuits.
In Zhao Weijia’s experimental topic.
The conversion of various quantum states is achieved through various quantum gates.
"Yes, in my senior brother's experiment, the conversion of various quantum states is still not that stable. I want to try to study a more mature conversion system."
Next, Xu You told Wang Xiangwu in detail his current thoughts and the directions he had already considered.
As he listened, Wang Xiangwu also felt that Xu You's ideas did have great research significance and good research prospects.
If Xu You was Wang Xiangwu's graduate student, Wang Xiangwu would definitely make the decision immediately and finalize this topic.
But unfortunately, Xu You is not even an undergraduate student now.
It is indeed a bit unreasonable to let Xu You carry out research rashly.
"Xuyou, it is indeed ."
Xu You felt a little disappointed when he heard this.
"I'm sorry, teacher. I took it for granted ."
Xu You was not too disappointed about this.
After all, in addition to scientific research, I still have a lot to learn.
At worst, I can wait until I am officially enrolled before considering conducting scientific research.
But Wang Xiangwu didn't want to completely deny this matter.
"Well, Xu You, I'll see if I can apply to the school to give you a temporary status as a laboratory intern. Of course, with your current conditions, you definitely don't qualify for this status. But after all, you're special, so maybe the school can make an exception and allow you."
Wang Xiangwu finally wanted to give it a try.
On the one hand, Wang Xiangwu did think that Xu You’s idea was very good, and it would be a pity if he didn’t have the opportunity to study it.
On the other hand, if Xu You really produced results in his laboratory.
Then Wang Xiangwu is undoubtedly also a beneficiary.
In this way, it will be easier for Xu You to become a formal student of his experimental group in the future.
"Great, thank you teacher!"
Knowing that there was still a glimmer of hope, Xu You's mood suddenly improved a lot.
Afterwards, Wang Xiangwu submitted this application to the relevant department of the school.
Because Xu You was not yet a formal student of Ji University, the application process was not smooth.
After all, something like this without precedent is unlikely to pass the school's review.
But in the end, it was said that a powerful school leader personally made the decision and agreed to this matter.
Only then did Xu You qualify to become a temporary experimenter.
Of course, the necessary assessment procedures must still be carried out normally.
Xu You must pass the assessment of all experimenters before he can become an intern in Wang Xiangwu's laboratory.
However, these assessment items are very basic for Xu You.
After these days of study, Xu You's abilities have fully reached the level required of an experimenter.
Passed these assessments successfully.
After some twists and turns, Xu You was finally able to start his own project.
The core problem that Xu You's project needs to solve is to establish more advanced high-dimensional quantum gates based on some commonly used quantum gates.
Like in Zhao Weijia’s experiment before.
The quantum gates involved mainly include Pauli-X gate, Pauli-Z gate, Hadamard gate and so on.
Each quantum gate can be represented by a proprietary matrix.
For example, the Hadamard gate is a unitary matrix whose columns are orthogonal.
If it is a high-dimensional quantum gate, or a combination of multiple quantum gates, various complex mathematical calculations are involved.
Therefore, without solid mathematical knowledge, it would be impossible to support Xu You's in-depth research on quantum gates.
"Let's first figure out how to stably implement a high-dimensional quantum gate for any single photon."
After determining the primary problem, Xu You began his research process.
Both theory and experiment are indispensable parts in this process.
Not only do we need theories to guide experiments, we also need experimental results to verify whether the theories are correct.
During the research process, Xu You also realized his lack of knowledge and kept going to the library to borrow various materials to enrich his theoretical knowledge.
Even the research process was far from as smooth as imagined.
But Xu You still enjoys every moment of the research process and does not feel it is monotonous at all.
At this time, the national training camp for mathematics competition is about to begin.
In fact, Xu You had already thought about giving up participating in the math competition training camp.
Because, according to China's regulations, a team member cannot participate in international Olympic competitions as a member of two national teams at the same time in the same year.
Xu You has already been confirmed as a member of the national physics team, and this will definitely not change.
Therefore, even if Xu You achieved the required results in the team selection for the mathematics competition, he would not be able to enter the national team for the mathematics competition.
But the recent bottleneck encountered in scientific research has changed Xu You's mind.
Xu You vaguely felt that his mathematical level limited the upper limit of his physics level to a certain extent.
It is better to put scientific research aside for now and concentrate on acquiring mathematical knowledge.
Maybe there will be unexpected gains.
Once upon a time, Einstein did not have such a smooth journey in the early days of proposing the theory of relativity.
One of the difficulties is the expression of various mathematical formulas.
Later, with the help of his friends and his own hard work, Einstein solved these problems and perfected his theory.
